Dirigible headlight for automobiles.



c. A. TRM/m.` DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHTl FOB AUTOMOBiLI-S.V

APPLICT-ION FILED QCT. 2 1915.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

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vehicles, to provide a lorlamps the vehicle may travel, which may be transl provide a device tures of construction, rangement 'of parts which will be hereinre.- 'ferred-to and more particularly pointed out 35 is'y a fr'ont elevation showing my inventiOIl applied-'te f'ticalf longitudinal tofthe drawings in characters designate corresponding parts throughout .45

a'id, useful. Improvements im, lDirigible ,'Eleadlightsffor Q clare the-,following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of UNITED STATES rATENT OFFICE# examinan, Tnevnnf or vv'cjni'rag- KANSAS.

y nInI'GIBLE HEADLIGHT-:ron AUToMoBIILEs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 10, 1916. i

Application tiled. October 21, 1915. Serial No. 57,083.-

'lhe headlights or lamps of the vehiclf which are designated by the numeral 7, are positioned above the upper surface of the guards 5, the said guards having apertures therein disposed in vertical alinement with the knuckle 4' for a purpose to be hereinafter more fullyl described. "These lampsf? are swingingly mounted above the guards 5 b y means of a thrust-bearing 8,-which consists of a substantially circular base portion 9, having an aperture -23 centrally disposed therethrough, and securely fastened to the upper surface of the guards' by means of fastening members 24 as clearly shown -in Fig. 2 of the drawings.. When these base portions- 9 are securely fastened in position as above described the centrally disposed apertures 23 in the saine will-aline with the apertures in the said guards, so .that the movable portion of the bearing 8, whichis designated by the numeral 10 may be positioned above the same, and the said removable portion 10 has a downwardly projecting lug 11l that extends through the` alinng openings to a point below the under surface of the guards. The upper and lower` faces of these portions adjacent each other and said faces have dis- Toall whom it may concern:

` Be it known that l, CHARLIE A'. TRAVER, he' United States, residing at Wichita," jin the county of Sedgwick and State'-ofKansas, have inventedertain new- Automobiles; and-I do de.

the invention, such as willfenable others skilled in theA art to which it'appertains'to make and use" the same.

This in ntion relates'tofnew and useful improvements in headlights or lamps for and one object ofethe invention is device of this 'general lcharacter and approved means for prolight from the headlights the line of travel having novelV vjeling the\rays of in the direction of of the vehicle.

Another object of this invention is to provide meansfor absorbing ali the shocks due toany unevenness of the surface over which mitted to the headlight.

` A further object of the invention is to of this characterwhich is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive-to manufacture and which will be very flicient in operation. 4 posed therein a race 25, which is substan- With these'and numerous other objects in tially` circular and is formed of a semi-cir- ;-viewmy invention consists of the novel feacular groove in the opposite faces of the same. This race plurality of bearings 1 2, so that when the vparts are in position, the movable portion l() may be easily turned with respect to the stationary -base portion 9.

Secured to the upper surface ofthe movan automobile; Fig. 2-is a ve1`- able portion 1Q of the'thrust bearing 8 are section, and Fig. 3 is a supporting brackets 13, that are secured to the lower portion of the lamp 7 so that the said lamp will be supported on the movable portions whereby upon any movement of the same the lamp will be turned accordingly. The downwardly projecting lug 11 that extends through the alining apertures in the guards 5 in the base portion 9 has its projecting lower end screw threaded as shown at 26 and has `disposed thereon a locking' nut 27 This .locking nut 27 prevents any upward movement of the movable portion 10, so that lug 11 will not be aptto be withdrawnfrom the aperture in the base' portion. The lower portion 26 of the downwardly projecting lug '11 has its extremity combination and ar- 'in the specification and claim.

'In the accompanying drawings:` Figure 1 perspective. 7 In describing my invention I shall refer which similar reference the several views and in which in Fig. 1 is shown my vinvention applied to the headlight of an automobile. .The parts of the automobile lshown in Fig. 1 which is the front view of the same consist spring 2, axle 3 having knuckles 4 on either end of the same, .and v the usual type of guard '5 -used in vehicles of this character. Projecting rearwardly from the knuckles 4 near the `end of the ,axle 3 are the steering-arms which are of ,the usual type incidental to vehicles of this ehaiacten a socket 29, the samp being securely held in has disposed therein a 9 and ,10 are disposed engagement therewith by means oit a trans- 4 versely-ezitending pin 30 that is'adapted' to hold the parts in locked position. 'It will be understood that the guards 5 of this machine will'be provided with this type of thrust bearing'l at either side of the same, and at a point directly above the knuckles lat either end of the axle 3. Projecting forwardly -from the movable portion 10 of the bearings 8 are armsy 14, which' have their outer ends connected by a link member l5,4

so that upon movement of one of the mov` able portions 10 the other will be caused by this means to 'turn simultaneously therewith.

The lower end of the socket 29 has formed thereon one section of a universal joint 16 `and the other section of thel same ybeing formed in the top of a vertically disposed tubular Im'en'lber 17. By this means the tubular member 1.7 is vertically disposed in alinement with the downwardly projectingV v lug V11, and the said member 17 depends by the universal joint from its the steering arm 6 is brought about by tubular member 17 has its lower end 18 .l open, andhas disposed in its tubular portion' a coiled spring 19 which will act as an antirattler when the device is in operation. The tubular .member v17V is substantially rectangular. shape in cross section and the open -lo'wer end 18 of the same is adapted to receive therein a.A correspondingly shaped crank 20, whlch 1s curved lntermediate lts ends as shown at 20 andhas its lower end connected by means of a universal joint 2l tothe steering arm 6'.- This vconnection of Imean-s of a clamp 22, which is adapted to 'parts-of the said connectionthe cushioning movement, which is very essential to devices of this character, will be brought into eifect In oneration when the arts of this device.

are assembled as shown in Fig. -l of the drawing any movement ot the iront wheels lower end. This of thisifvehicle in either direction will of coursecause the steering arm 6 to move likewise. This movement of the steering arm 6 Ywill move the crank 19, and hencek the tubular member 17 willl beturned, whereby the rotary motion of thesanie will be trans-A mitted to the movable portion 10 of the lamp support bearing 8, and as the lamp -7 "is supported on this part, consequently the lamp will be turned in the desired direction.- Owing to the flexible link v l5 which connects 'the two lamps, itis only necessary to make this connection at one side of the vehicle, as

vupon turning of oneof the lamps the other will move simultaneously therewith. .This

x connection forms an easy and simple means for turningthe lamps of an automobile or light vehicle simultaneously with movements of the front' wheels', and owing to its construction, this device may be .appliedto any desired type of vehicle.

From the foregoing description 'off the construction of my improved device the' manner of applying the 4same to use and the' operation thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and' eflicientmeans for carrying out the objects of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

The combination withan automobile having a mud guard, a bearing thereon, a steer-l ing knuckle with an arm projecting rea1"' wardly therefrom, of a' clamp on said arm, a crank havlnga vertlcal` upper end disposed in vertical alinement above the steer-V ing knuckle,a universal connection between the lower end of saidv crank and the clamp` on theste'ering arm, a rotatableplate supporting a lamp mounted on the bearing on said guard, a depending lug from the plate -projecting through. the guard', atubular vmember having its lower endl slidably but non-rotatably connected with the upper end of said` crank, and a universal connection between the upper end ofv said member and the lower end of the depending lug.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my. hand in presence of tvvo subscribing witnesses.. Y

CHARLIE AirRAvnn Witnesses Jnssn B. CARR, R. R. lio'rrr. 

